ACLI Team

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Jill Kozeny

Jill Kozeny serves as Executive Vice President, Public Affairs at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Kozeny is a member of the Executive Management Team and reports to the President and CEO. Kozeny leads communications, research, grassroots, partnerships, conference development, and thought leadership programs and initiatives to advance policies that build opportunities and expand access to family financial certainty through all stages of life.

Kozeny joined the ACLI after three decades of success on Capitol Hill where she was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley during two Supreme Court confirmations and major challenges to renewable energy policy. She led policy communications for the Senate Committee on Finance including tax, retirement, health care, international trade, and government reform policies and oversight. During this time, the Finance Committee led passage of major tax relief, the Medicare prescription drug benefit, an overhaul of pension policy, and numerous international trade agreements, among other bipartisan initiatives.

Kozeny serves on the NAIFA Industry Leadership Board, the Public Affairs Council Board and Executive Committee, and the Congressional Management Foundation Awards Selection Committee. She is an active volunteer with the Iowa State Society and at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. She resides with her family on Capitol Hill.

Kozeny has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.